WASHINGTON - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., made history Tuesday after a handful of conservative hardliners and Democratic lawmakers ousted him from the top leadership post in the chamber.

The vote made McCarthy the first speaker in history to be removed from office, a bitter humiliation that comes after less than nine months in the job. It was a stunning outcome in the House that ...

Rep. Mike Johnson pulled off a feat few believed possible Wednesday by becoming the 56th House speaker — with the full support of his GOP colleagues. Barely known outside the Beltway ...

Shirley Madigan made an emotional video plea about her husband, former House Speaker Mike Madigan, who was convicted on ...

U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his leadership role on Tuesday night — a first in U.S. history — after McCarthy brokered a stop-gap spending measure to avoid a ...

Rep. Mike Johnson narrowly won his first full two-year term as House Speaker on Friday following a boost from President-elect Donald Trump and a change in course from two GOP hard-right holdouts.

Rep. Mike Johnson, just elected to be Speaker of the House, has been a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump and was a key congressional figure in the failed efforts to overturn the ...

Who will emerge as the next Speaker of the House after Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s removal? Although this is the first time in American history that a Speaker has been ousted, there are elections for ...

Former Maine House Speaker Hannah Pingree, the daughter of Rep. Chellie Pingree, launched a bid for governor Tuesday.

The main parties do not usually field candidates against the Speaker at general elections held during their term in office. He or she works closely with the Clerk of the House of Commons ...

Ricardo Brazziell USA TODAY NETWORK With Election Day in the past, the race for Texas House speaker is heating up as the Republican incumbent tries to hold onto the leadership role and a North ...